There’s a reason Excel is the go-to forecasting tool for countless brands and merchants. It’s flexible, affordable, and you already know how to use it.
Category: Sales
Seasonality Forecasting: Know Exactly When To Push Sales (And When Not To)
As an e-commerce retailer, no two days are the same, especially when it comes to balancing your sales and inventory.
With peak season around the corner, do you push hard on sales and risk going out of stock? Or do you relax your sales activities and risk not selling enough?
Optimizing your inventory for seasonal variations takes focus, energy, and more manual work than you probably have time for. But failing to plan for seasonality could cost you even more.
How to forecast sales for new product launches
A trusted tool for every modern retailer, the right sales forecast can lead to better purchasing decisions and healthier cash flow. And that’s crucial, because purchasing and cash flow are two of the top 10 areas where most ecommerce businesses fail.
But whether you’re a new or experienced store owner, the task of getting sales forecasting right can leave you feeling overwhelmed — especially when attempting to forecast for new product launches.
What You Need to Know About Forecast Accuracy and Inventory Optimization
We’re not going to sugarcoat it. Managing inventory is hard — and nailing your forecast accuracy? That’s probably the hardest part of all.
From varying lead times to unforeseeable supply chain issues, it’s no surprise so many e-commerce retailers struggle to balance stock levels.
How to create a better-than-amazon post-purchase experience
You have a profitable online store with fantastic products to pull shoppers through your digital door—but if you want recurring sales and revenue, it’s actually what happens after the sale that keeps customers coming back for more.
Selling in the USA: 8 Tangible Ways to Make Waves in an Ecommerce Superpower
Selling in the USA has become ultra-profitable over the years, But there’s a knack to making it work. Join us as we share the secret recipe
If you’re an ambitious eCommerce entrepreneur, there’s a growing list of reasons to add the US to your selling location wish list.
How to increase margin and avoid higher stockout costs by reducing sales velocity
Higher stockout costs due to lack of stock is one of the worst things that can happen to any online retailer. While in offline retail, a stock-out has the solitary impact of lost sales until the next batch arrives, in online retail, it means loss of ranking position, which has a much longer-lasting effect. What can a seller do to keep this from happening? Usually, retailers place all their focus on inventory replenishment. But the truth is that two lines of attack can help you avoid stock-outs—inventory and sales.
